title: HIV screening of patients presenting for routine medical care in a primary care setting.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  HIV screening is recommended for all patients between the ages of 13 and 64 years.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To increase the rate of HIV screening in a primary care setting by routinely offering HIV screening to all patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  All patients seen over a 3-month period in the authors' clinic were offered HIV screening by a medical assistant.
  
  
  RESULTS
  During the 3-month study period, 17% of patients offered HIV testing accepted screening, a large increase from the less than 1% rate of an earlier time period.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  HIV screening can be increased by routinely offering the test to all patients in the office. Use of trained health care professionals other than physicians may increase the number of patients screened.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University, Dayton, OH 45401, USA. mamle.anim@wright.edu
authors.forename: Mamle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Anim
authors.forename: Ronald J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Markert
authors.forename: Nkeiruka E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Okoye
authors.forename: Wissam
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sabbagh
mesh_terms: D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D011320:Primary Health Care
keywords: HIV screening; health economics; primary care; public health